Lent through the Psalms
Our Lent course will be following the Sunday’s psalms.
Groups meet on Tuesday mornings at and Wednesday evenings at . Each group will be following the same course. Feel free to move between the groups.
Posted 10 March 2024
St Paul’s Woodford Bridge exists to worship God, lead people to Christ, build a loving Christian community, and serve a world in need.
Looking to host an event? See hiring St Paul’s church halls for times and contact details.
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Electoral Roll and Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)
To vote at the APCM on you must be on the Electoral Roll.
Every six years a new Electoral Roll is compiled and everyone who wants to be included must apply before . To be eligible you must live in the parish or have worshipped at St. Paul’s for at least six months.
Pick up a form in Church and return it to Sue Malam.
Posted 10 March 2024
Quizzes and Murder Mystery evenings
To find out more about our quizzes and Murder Mystery evenings, please contact Len Stevens.
Posted 10 March 2024
MARCH 2025 - for your prayers
What does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God
(Micah 6: 8)
Could exploring the above verse shape your Lent? You might find the 5th century Jesus Prayer helpful:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Perhaps emphasise different phrases as you breathe this prayer several times to feel its truth and holiness.
- May we be led by the Holy Spirit in the Lent Groups to learn with others how to pray the Psalms.
- Help us to be people showing love for others through inclusion, forgiveness, compassion & social justice.
- Bishop Guli’s Lent Appeal for donations to Christian charity Housing Justice to ease homelessness in the UK.
- 5th: Ash Wednesday Service 7.30pm with ashing
- 7th: World Day of Prayer: theme I made you Wonderful based on Psalm 139: 1-18 (read it slowly, so awesome!)
- 8th: International Women’s Day: theme Accelerate Action to celebrate diversity and gender equality
- 9th: National Day of Reflection for COVID pandemic
- 11th: Lent Group on Psalms Tuesdays 10.30am x5 weeks
- 12th: Lent Group on Psalms Wednesdays 7.30pm x5 weeks
- 30th: Mothering Sunday All In Service 10am: give thanks for all mothers & all who care for others with generous hearts
The Lord’s Prayer
Trusting in the compassion of God,
as our Saviour taught us, so we pray:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed by your name
your kingdom come, your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory
are yours, now and forever, Amen.
Let us bless the Lord
Thanks be to God
Posted 28 February 2024
Welcome Alexandra!
We welcome the Revd Alexandra Podd as Vicar of St Paul’s, Woodford Bridge.
Alexandra was licensed and instituted as Vicar by Bishop Guli on 12 September. She has also become Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands, and will spend half her time in each role.
Posted 13 September 2024. Updated 28 September
Who we are
We are a Christian Parish Church in Essex in the Diocese of Chelmsford, and part of the Church of England. We are here to spread the ‘Good News’ about God and his Son Jesus Christ.
The Bible says “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but may have eternal life” (John 3:16). That means those who ‘follow’ Jesus Christ, who love his company, respect his teaching, trust his promises and are prepared to let this affect their lives.
Life events
To arrange a baptism or wedding, please ask at our weekly 10am Sunday Service.
For pastoral visits, funerals and other enquiries, please contact the Vicar or the Revd Ian Monks.
Groups and activities
We are a friendly church and you will find a warm welcome at our services and church groups.
For children, we have a Children’s Sunday Club every Sunday at 10:00 in the hall. We also run Children’s Holiday Clubs.
We run a Coffee morning every Thursday from 10 to 12 noon. All are welcome.
We have an active Mothers’ Union meeting on the first Tuesday of each month and our Textile Group has created inspiring and colourful banners for the church and meets fortnightly.
“Just for Girls” meet fortnightly on a Tuesday morning from 10—12 noon for Worship, Meditation, Prayer and Fellowship. The group is open to women who are members of St Paul’s church. Please contact Pauline Bolding for further details.
Giving
Spirelight Dedication Book
Light up St Paul’s Spire!
Everyone is invited to participate in our Spirelight Dedication, to commemorate an Anniversary, Birthday or any other memorable date.
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For further information contact Churchwarden Paul Malam.
Safeguarding
We are committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims/perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults.
The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding.
Our safeguarding policy including contact details for safeguarding issues can be found from the “About Us” menu on this site.
Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Alan Clark.
Disabled Access
St Paul’s welcomes anyone who is disabled - our Church has disabled access facilities through the South
Door off the Main road, and a hearing loop for anyone using a hearing aid.